(Help!) my son needs a heart operation?

Question

His name is Andrew Schuermann, He's 2 years old, in the last year he's been having problems with his heart? The Docter say's he need to have surgery but my family doesn't have nearly enough to pay it off. We have gone to gas stations,stores laying donation jars there but all we have recieved is $1,348.00. I am wishing that some people would help and donate money. I know he means nothing to you but he's all that I got, even a dollar would help us, Please donate

Travis Schuermann
1821 Clay st. Apt #201
St.Joseph, MO 64501

Thank you from all the help at yahoo.

Answer 1

I agree with everyone else. Please remove the name and address. You can set up a bank account at any bank for donations and not have any charges. If anything, post that instead of personal information.

Answer 2

I will pray for you and your family and that maybe some place like the Elks Lodge will donate a room for you to have a benefit and that people will donate things to help with an auction.

I know that Cardinal Glennon has a policy that if you're in financial strain they will accept anyone with or without insurance. Sometimes they ask for a small percentage ($2,000) but that's all they'll ask for.

You can contact Shriners Hospital....the one in St. Louis is a bone hospital but there are MANY others that specialize in other areas. They will turn nobody down and will never accept any money or ask for any money. They will even provide transportation and hotel accomodations if you live too far away.

Speak to your son's dr's about other options

Answer 3

I applaud you for doing whatever is needed to raise the money for your son but I think you would have much better success if you spoke with a non-profit organization in your area who would be willing to sponsor your son and set up a charitable foundation account at your local bank to receive donations and manage the account rather than asking for donations to be sent directly to you or your son.....you'll run into some serious tax issues if you don't do this correctly and most people are rightfully hesitant to send money to individuals when there is no oversight to ensure the funds are used as the donors intended.

Answer 4

you're saying you'll get him lower back to the united states so attempt this. after this he will be admited to a state health midsection and the surgical procedure will be executed wheather or no longer you may manage to pay for it. in this time you may develop money, take out a private loan, a morgage. you actually won't be able to be very undesirable thinking you pays for an emergancy flight lower back to the united states and ought to manage to pay for to bypass to the philippines. and if you may attempt this you should have insurance after the operation the state will understand your debt and it must be paid in instalments. what do you propose emergancy pasport for holiday, till you dont stay interior the united states and also you're purely going there for the operation otherwise it will be on the conventional passport. when you're purely going from the operation technicaly he wouldnt be going lower back to the united states he will be going there for the operation. in each united states of america there's a health midsection which could preform this surgary, that is taught to easily about each surgon. the purely time human beings holiday from yet another united states of america to the united states for an operation isn't any matter if that is experimental. if it is a kind of scams, actually shame on you. if no longer there are a selection of different concepts. yet understand one on right here can help you and the corporation wont. they dont even examine those.

Answer 5

I hate to sound mean, if what you are saying is true....but now a days you can't trust people. Anyone could be on here asking form money like this, when they don't even have a son and are just pulling a scam. People arn't going to want to help unless there is proof that you are telling the truth. Even then, you shouldn't have put your personal names and adresses on here. Your communtiy will probably help you more, if you gave them more information, Hold a benifit or fundraiser.

Answer 6

Look, I am sorry your son is ill, but posting his personal info out here for any freak to hunt him down is not going to help him.

And for the record, my twin sons have heart conditions and may need surgery at some point. Even if I couldn't afford it I don't think I would ask people here for it. If your community knows about it, they will pull it together for you.

Answer 7

Get your local radio stations to announce this and that will help you! They will check your story out before doing so, so people will feel more easy to give when not in fear of a scam!!!!! If you are not scamming, I am sorry for you!!! Try the local stations! This could help bigtime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I agree with the first answer about posting name with address of a child!!!!!!!! Your local radio station will collect for you without giving out this info! Hope I helped!!!!!!

Answer 8

I dont think that your going to get any help from here. I would plan a benefit dinner or luncheon at your church or try going to the bank to set a donation jar. People dont trust other people on the internet, and I really cant blame them. Theres too many scammers.

Answer 9

If you are truly in need, you need to go to get some help from social services. Ask a social worker or a case worker at the hopital. I hope little Travis will be ok.

Answer 10

I hope you find someone to help you =) but I have to agree, not a good idea to post the childs name and address.